Chapter 35 If there is nothing to worry about
The Bin Gui Inn is a two-storey pavilion-style building. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 The lobby on the first floor is spacious with tables and chairs for dining. Climb the staircase in the middle of the hall to the second floor, where you can stay.
Nie Tong and Ye Wuregret followed the young man surnamed Guan into the noisy hall on the first floor, and immediately a guy from the hall came up to greet them.
"Yo! Guan Daxia is here, hurry up, and there happens to be an empty table. ”
Hearing the shouts of the guys, the hall suddenly became much quieter. When the diners who were drinking and dining, saw the young man surnamed Guan come in, many of them stood up and bowed their hands. The young man surnamed Guan returned the salute as he walked, signaling them to take care of themselves. Nie Tong thought to himself, it seems that this hero often comes here, and there are so many people who know him.
The guy in the running hall let the young man surnamed Guan to the empty table against the wall, dusted the table and chairs with the handkerchief on his shoulder, and then poured hot tea for the three of them. He said while working: "Guan Daxia hasn't been here for a few days, and his feelings are chivalrous again, right?" The two children ...... Hehe. Guan Daxia came this time, I'm afraid I have to give a lot, right? ”
The young man surnamed Guan nodded, took out a piece of silver from his arms and put it in the man's hand, and said, "This is the accommodation fee of the two little friends, you can keep it." Serve some food as soon as possible, these two friends of mine are starving. Besides, please invite the shopkeeper over, I have something to ......."
"There's no need to ask, if you have something to do, just give me an order. When you hear a magpie this morning, you know you're coming. Sure enough, Guan Daxia came. A middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears spoke and walked down the stairs. He walked to Guan Daxia's table with a trembling twist, took the silver taels in the man's hand, put them on the table, and said with a smile on his face:
"These two ...... Xiaoyou, who is a friend of Guan Daxia, how can he still ask for money? It doesn't matter what the hero commands, just say it. As long as it's not murder and arson, brother, I'll do my best. ”
The young man surnamed Guan nodded, took out a money bag from his arms and put it on the table, arched his hand at the middle-aged man, and said, "The shopkeeper is invited." I saw that there were more helpless old people on the street, and I was really anxious. The old rule is that it is better to trouble the shopkeeper to give some porridge and rice on weekdays than to let them starve to death on the streets! ”
"Guan Daxia has a heart! Brother, thank you for those old people! Alas! The rooms in the small shop are really limited, otherwise ...... It won't let those old people live on the streets! Brothers...... Alas...... There's nothing you can do......"
The shopkeeper smiled bitterly, but quickly copied the money bag on the table in his hand, and even the ingot of silver did not let go, and put it into the money bag casually. He turned his head and yelled at the guy who ran the hall:
"What are you doing here? Hurry up and serve the food to Guan Daxia! Although the good wine and good food in our store come up, do you still have to wait for Guan Daxia to order? ”
The man resigned, turned and walked towards the back kitchen. After a while, a sumptuous meal was served: cooked beef, sauce elbow, roast chicken charred on the outside and tender on the inside, a bowl of Dongpo meat, plus two plates of vegetarian stir-fry, two bowls of rice and rice, and a bowl of sauce and meat broth. A large jar of daughter red was also placed on the table. The shopkeeper standing on the side smiled and said with a smile:
"Please forgive me for any neglect. Guan Daxia, please use it slowly, and my brother will go and tell the cook to boil some porridge and rice as soon as possible and send it out. The shopkeeper arched his hand and walked to the kitchen with a trembling hand.
Looking at the table full of meals, Nie Tong thought to himself, looking at the emaciated appearance of this hero, he didn't expect to love meat so much. Ye Wuregret was already so hungry that her chest was pressed against her back, but she didn't move the dishes and chopsticks.
The young man surnamed Guan didn't say much, and waved his hand at them, as a gesture for them to eat. He himself, on the other hand, slapped open the mud seal of the wine jar and drank the wine by himself.
Nie Tong and Ye Wuregret still didn't make a move, they all looked at Guan Daxia with concern, looking at the wine jar in his hand. When the young man surnamed Guan saw their expressions, he smiled and said, "You can eat just yet, I'll ...... Never again...... That's it! ”
"Guan Daxia...... We have ...... Versus...... You can ...... it yourself" Nie Tong spoke softly, but was stopped by the young man surnamed Guan waving his hand.
He grinned and whispered, "I'm going to invite you to dinner, you don't have to worry about anything." As the saying goes, if you receive a little kindness from someone, you should repay it with a spring. You have guarded me for most of the day, and if you still refuse to let me have a meal, you will be falling into my injustice! Alas! I had no choice but to ...... Hunger strike! After Guan Daxia finished speaking, he put the wine jar aside, and just stared at the two of them without stopping, but he stopped talking or drinking.
Seeing this, Nie Tong and Ye Wuregret had no choice but to pick up the bowl and eat, and no longer mentioned the matter of silver taels. Seeing that they finally stopped insisting on anything, the young man surnamed Guan poured wine again and drank it alone.
In the hall, it was no longer as noisy as just now, and the guests at each table were talking quietly and toasting with food, all of which were much more civilized.
While eating, Nie Tong listened attentively to the whispers of the guests. He didn't know much about this Guan Daxia, and when he saw that many people knew Guan Daxia, he wanted to learn as much as possible about Guan Daxia from their conversations. He was deaf and clear, and even though the voices of the men were low, they could reach his ears clearly.
"Guan Xianshi is a chivalrous hero, fighting righteousness and squandering money, but I don't know which corrupt official was ...... by the corrupt officials"
"Natural disasters and man-made disasters, the people are not happy, those dog officials are still tyrannical, completely ignoring the lives of the people, they deserve to suffer!"
"Shhhhhh There are many people here, so be careful that there are eagle dogs of the imperial court. ”
"Alas! The people don't fight with the officials! How can those dog officials be easy to mess with? ”
"Yes! Did you know? A group of six-door catchers besieged Guan Daxia together, otherwise Guan Xianshi Daxia would not have lost his lover! ”
"Did you hear that? Many more children are missing. ”
"What's going on? Let's hear about it. ”
"Alas! Strange to say, some children disappeared while playing on the street, and some children were abducted in the middle of the night, and the adults in his family woke up in the morning to find ......"
"I've heard about it too, it's really hard to prevent it! There was an old woman who led her child to play, and she was snatched away by the masked man! Alas, the way of the world! ”
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It turns out that his name is Guan Xianshi. It seems that his silver was easily obtained from corrupt officials, and it is no wonder that he has so much money. Robbing the rich and helping the poor, that's why he is called a "hero", right? provoked the government personnel, led to the arrest of the fast round-up, and thus lost a lover, as it should be. Nie Tong listened to people's discussions and had a general understanding of Guan Daxia's situation. He didn't know if what Guan Daxia did was right, but he sincerely admired his behavior.
Another thing that people were talking about aroused Nie Tong's vigilance. He and Ye Wuregret are still children, and they are both unrelated at present, in case they are taken away, I am afraid that no one will pay attention to them. Thinking of this, he involuntarily grabbed Ye Wuregret's hand.
Ye Wuregret felt Nie Tong holding her hand hard, looked at him suspiciously, and found that he was a little nervous, with concern in his eyes, so he leaned into his ear and whispered, "What's wrong?" ”
"I didn't ...... It's nothing. I've eaten almost, you eat more. We...... Don't separate...... Well, I won't leave you......" Nie Tong was about to tell Ye Wuregret what he heard about the disappearance of the child, when he suddenly thought that it was inconvenient for him to tell her, so he said something like this.
Although Ye Wuregret had doubts, he knew that it was not good to ask too many questions in front of others, so he ate slowly and methodically. Since she was a child, her mother taught her not to gobble up her image when eating, because then she would not be a lady.
Nie Tong put down the dishes and chopsticks, and saw that Guan Xianshi had already drunk most of the jar of wine, and was about to persuade him, when he suddenly felt a fluctuation in his chest, and even his heartbeat accelerated a lot. He hurriedly mobilized his divine sense to check, and found that the "Black Dan" in the middle dantian was restless, spinning rapidly, as if he was very excited. Just as he was wondering, the sound of singing poetry came to his ears:
"There are flowers in spring, there are moons in autumn, cool breeze in summer, and snow in winter. If there is nothing to worry about, it is a good time in the world. ”
Nie Tong couldn't help but turn his head to look, and saw a gray-haired old Taoist chanting and walking into the door.
This old Taoist priest is dressed in clean Taoist clothes, with a whisk in his hand, although his hair is gray, he is not messy, his face is wrinkled, but it is very white, and his small eyes are slightly squinted, but his eyes are full of brilliance. He was smiling and chanting as if no one was around, but he walked straight towards them.
Nie Tong thought to himself, my "Black Dan" is inexplicably restless, does it have anything to do with him? When I looked at it again, I found that the "black pill" the size of a bean grain in my body fell silent again, as if nothing unusual had ever happened. When he was suspicious, the old man had already walked to the table.
Lao Dao didn't have to give in, so he sat on the empty seat. He looked at Guan Xianshi with a spring breeze on his face, and said, "Guan Daxia, you don't mind if you come uninvited, right?" ”
Guan Xianshi looked at Lao Dao, arched his hand and said: "Dao Chief, please take care of yourself, Xianshi is a mountain and a villager, there is nothing to mind." When he had finished speaking, he stopped paying attention to the old ways, and continued to drink and eat.
"Just don't mind. Xianshi Hero, 'If there is nothing to worry about, it is a good time in the world.' Do you understand the meaning of the poor way? Lao Dao didn't care about Guan Xianshi's not very enthusiastic words, and still asked with a smile.
Guan Xianshi drank all the wine in the cup and sighed: "It's a good sentence 'If you don't have anything to worry about, it's a good time in the world'!" What is 'idleness'? Do I still have a 'good season'? He seemed to be answering an old-fashioned question, and he seemed to be asking himself.
"I can't hide it, Guan Daxia, Poor Dao has been secretly observing you for a while. Your qualifications are good, and you can cultivate the Tao. Poor Dao is not very old, and if you want to receive a disciple to inherit the mantle, you are a good candidate. Seeing that Guan Xianshi was indifferent, Lao Dao continued:
"Cultivators pay attention to the cultivation of birth, as long as you let go of the obsession in your heart and no longer pay attention to the worldly things, you may not be able to become an immortal." Lao Dao seemed to fall in love with Guan Xianshi's qualifications, and took the trouble to persuade him.
"The obsession in my heart is the motivation for me to live. I won't let go, and I won't apprentice to my teacher. Dao Chief, you better choose another good talent! Guan Xianshi's tone was decisive, and he rejected the kindness of the old way. The old man's words seemed to stimulate his nerves, and he suddenly raised the wine jar and poured it directly into his mouth.
Lao Dao did not give up, and still said: "The dead are gone, dust to dust, and dust to earth." You are miserable, you blame yourself, and it doesn't help. Don't say you can't take revenge, even if you do? After all, life is only a hundred years. However, if you follow the poor path and concentrate on cultivation, your life will be different, and your lifespan will continue ......."
The old way chatters endlessly, and the self-persuasion does not stop. Guan Xianshi drank the wine in the dry altar, just beckoned the guys to drink, and seemed to be deaf to the words of the old way.
Nie Tong and Ye Wuregret all looked at Guan Daxia with concern, not knowing what to say.
The surrounding guests all looked at Lao Dao, and some of them seemed to be moved by Lao Dao's words. A fat man with a big belly really staggered over and asked with a salivating face:
"Dao Chief, what do you think...... What about my qualifications? ”
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